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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. The higher the BMR a client has --






2. What foods have high quality protein?






3. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






4. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






5. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






6. What are healthy sources of fats?






7. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






8. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






9. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






10. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






11. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






12. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






13. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






14. What is normal BMI?






15. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






16. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






17. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






18. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






19. What is the function of vitamin C?






20. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






21. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






22. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






23. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






24. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






25. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






26. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






27. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






28. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






29. What does DASH stand for?






30. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






31. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






32. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






33. Sources of fats






34. What function is vitamin A?






35. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






36. What is RDA of protein?






37. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






38. How many calories/gram is protein?






39. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






40. Where can you get more vitamin D?






41. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






42. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






43. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






44. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






45. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






46. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






47. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






48. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






49. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






50. What is the function of vitamin E?